diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Preset.cpp b/src/libslic3r/Preset.cpp
index ea4f567..c965940 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Preset.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Preset.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ static std::vector<std::string> s_Preset_print_options {
     ,"only_one_wall_first_layer"
     //w25
     ,"slow_down_layers"
+    //w26
+    ,"elefant_foot_compensation_layers"
 };
 
 static std::vector<std::string> s_Preset_filament_options {
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.cpp b/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.cpp
index 7330a9a..cf3de64 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,18 @@ void PrintConfigDef::init_common_params()
     def->mode = comAdvanced;
     def->set_default_value(new ConfigOptionFloat(0.));
 
+    //w26
+    def           = this->add("elefant_foot_compensation_layers", coInt);
+    def->label    = L("Elephant foot compensation layers");
+    def->category = L("Advanced");
+    def->tooltip  = L("The number of layers on which the elephant foot compensation will be active. "
+                     "The first layer will be shrunk by the elephant foot compensation value, then "
+                     "the next layers will be linearly shrunk less, up to the layer indicated by this value.");
+    def->sidetext = L("layers");
+    def->min      = 1;
+    def->mode     = comAdvanced;
+    def->set_default_value(new ConfigOptionInt(1));	
+
     def = this->add("thumbnails", coString);
     def->label = L("G-code thumbnails");
     def->tooltip = L("Picture sizes to be stored into a .gcode / .bgcode and .sl1 / .sl1s files, in the following format: \"XxY/EXT, XxY/EXT, ...\"\n"
@@ -4598,6 +4610,8 @@ void PrintConfigDef::init_sla_params()
         "support_pillar_diameter", "branchingsupport_pillar_diameter",
         "relative_correction_x", "relative_correction_y", "relative_correction_z", 
         "elefant_foot_compensation",
+        //w26
+        "elefant_foot_compensation_layers",
         // int
         "support_points_density_relative"
         }) {
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp b/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp
index db2ec76..c6eece4 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ PRINT_CONFIG_CLASS_DEFINE(
     ((ConfigOptionFloat,               brim_width))
     ((ConfigOptionBool,                dont_support_bridges))
     ((ConfigOptionFloat,               elefant_foot_compensation))
+    //w26
+    ((ConfigOptionInt,                 elefant_foot_compensation_layers))
     ((ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent,      extrusion_width))
     ((ConfigOptionFloat,               first_layer_acceleration_over_raft))
     ((ConfigOptionFloatOrPercent,      first_layer_speed_over_raft))
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/PrintObject.cpp b/src/libslic3r/PrintObject.cpp
index 661529d..c6c96e2 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/PrintObject.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/PrintObject.cpp
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ bool PrintObject::invalidate_state_by_config_options(
             steps.emplace_back(posSlice);
 		} else if (
                opt_key == "elefant_foot_compensation"
+            //w26
+            || opt_key == "elefant_foot_compensation_layers"
             || opt_key == "support_material_contact_distance" 
             //w12
             || opt_key == "xy_size_compensation"
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/PrintObjectSlice.cpp b/src/libslic3r/PrintObjectSlice.cpp
index 33ff772..a67ea7a 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/PrintObjectSlice.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/PrintObjectSlice.cpp
@@ -775,7 +775,8 @@ void PrintObject::slice_volumes()
         	0.f;
         // Uncompensated slices for the first layer in case the Elephant foot compensation is applied.
         std::vector<ExPolygons> lslices_elfoot_uncompensated;
-        lslices_elfoot_uncompensated.resize(elephant_foot_compensation_scaled > 0 ? std::min(1, (int)m_layers.size()) : 0);
+        //w26
+        lslices_elfoot_uncompensated.resize(elephant_foot_compensation_scaled > 0 ? std::min(m_config.elefant_foot_compensation_layers.value, (int)m_layers.size()) : 0);
 	    tbb::parallel_for(
 	        tbb::blocked_range<size_t>(0, m_layers.size()),
             //w12
@@ -785,8 +786,8 @@ void PrintObject::slice_volumes()
 	                m_print->throw_if_canceled();
 	                Layer *layer = m_layers[layer_id];
 	                //w24
-                    float elfoot = elephant_foot_compensation_scaled > 0 && layer_id < 1 ? 
-                        elephant_foot_compensation_scaled - (elephant_foot_compensation_scaled / 1) * layer_id : 
+                    float elfoot = elephant_foot_compensation_scaled > 0 && layer_id < m_config.elefant_foot_compensation_layers.value ? 
+                        elephant_foot_compensation_scaled - (elephant_foot_compensation_scaled / m_config.elefant_foot_compensation_layers.value) * layer_id : 
                         0.f;
 	                if (layer->m_regions.size() == 1) {
 	                    LayerRegion *layerm = layer->m_regions.front();
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp
index f14c476..7e6af00 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp
@@ -1691,6 +1691,8 @@ void TabPrint::build()
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("xy_hole_compensation");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("xy_contour_compensation");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("elefant_foot_compensation", "elephant-foot-compensation_114487");
+        //w26
+        optgroup->append_single_option_line("elefant_foot_compensation_layers");
 
         optgroup = page->new_optgroup(L("Arachne perimeter generator"));
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("wall_transition_angle");
@@ -3010,6 +3012,8 @@ void TabPrinter::build_sla()
     optgroup->append_line(line);
     optgroup->append_single_option_line("absolute_correction");
     optgroup->append_single_option_line("elefant_foot_compensation");
+    //w26
+    optgroup->append_single_option_line("elefant_foot_compensation_layers");
     optgroup->append_single_option_line("elefant_foot_min_width");
     optgroup->append_single_option_line("gamma_correction");
     
@@ -5610,6 +5614,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>> material_overrides
     {"Corrections", {
         "relative_correction",
         "elefant_foot_compensation"
+
     }}
 };